Where does β€œAvis” come from?

Avis (German) comes from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€.

Avis (German): A notification or announcement, usually written, especially of a shipment sent to the recipient

Definitions

  1. A notification or announcement, usually written, especially of a shipment sent to the recipient

Ancestry of β€œAvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavisopinion; piece of advice; notice
2Middle Frenchadvisopinion
3Dutchadviesadvice
4Middle Dutchavijsβ€”
5Old Frenchavisopinion
6Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
7LatinAβ€”
8EtruscanπŒ€and, also
9Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
10Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
11Egyptian𓃾—
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